Jack Palance, and more (a young
Tom Cruise even has a brief, non-speaking cameo!). It told the story of Billy the Kid and his gang during the Lincoln County War, which took place in New Mexico during 1877 through 1878, and like most stories about Billy the Kid, it was heavily fictionalized. It was also a big hit, grossing $56 million against an $11 million budget. Which meant that even though the film ended with a voice-over talking about Billy the Kid’s death, we still got a sequel.
That sequel was 1990’s
Young Guns II, which brought back Estevez, Sutherland, and Phillips, and threw in
10 Historical Figures With Hidden Talents
Most historical figures tend to be remembered purely as one-note characters. However, even the most talented writer or the most delusional, power-hungry dictator cannot dedicate themselves fully to a single goal from cradle to grave. Like us, they spend their lives trying out new things and, sometimes, they find out that they’re actually good at them.
10Thomas Jefferson Was A Pioneer Of American Archaeology By now, the many talents and accomplishments of Thomas Jefferson have been well documented, but many people are still only aware of a select few. Truth be told, Jefferson’s interests were very varied and covered not only politics but also science, music, architecture, and linguistics. One other area where Jefferson’s influence was felt was archaeology. He used his knowledge of Native American languages in order to better understand the culture, but when he found a tribal burial mound located near his home in Virginia, he decided
03/03/2021
If you’re into art or history, or just like being outdoors, a trip to the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, in Southern New Mexico about halfway between Tularosa and Carrizozo, is a must. Just east of U.S. Highway 54, there’s a basaltic escarpment and, on nearly every available surface along the ridgeline, the Jornada Mogollon people, sometime between 900 and 1400 CE, chipped the desert varnish to create petroglyphs.
The History
The people lived along three creeks that give the place its name. Three Rivers sounds more majestic than three creeks, I suppose, but water was once more secure there. Reminders of their presence can be found in partially excavated pit houses along one of the creeks near the petroglyphs.
Today:
Sunny, with a high near 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight:
Temperatures are expected to rise into the upper 70s, peaking Monday.
Courtesy of HistoryNet:
1795 Birth of George Peabody, U.S. merchant and philanthropist.
1861 Jefferson F. Davis is inaugurated as the Confederacy’s provisional president at a ceremony held in Montgomery, Ala.
1862 Birth of Charles M. Schwab, “Boy Wonder” of the steel industry. President of both U.S. Steel and Bethlehem Steel.
1865 Union troops force the Confederates to abandon Fort Anderson, N.C.
1878 The bitter and bloody Lincoln County War begins with the murder of Billy the Kid’s mentor, Englishman rancher John Tunstall.